The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-19
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--Lansford will, in all probability, be
electric lighted.
Elevator alarm clocks at T.. H. Hohl's,
Mauch Chunk.
Allentown will probably have $780,
600 public building
! Allentown painters demand twenty
cents per hour as the price of their labor.
The Parrish coal breaker at Plymouth.
destroyed by fire recently is to be rebuilt at
an early day.
-Jewelry-designs much prettier and
the assortment much larger at L. II. Hollis,
| Mauch Chunk.
"A FIVE year-old daughter of Ephriam
/ Boyer, of Hollywood, Luzerne county, was
| burned to death Monday.
The Lehigh Valley engineer corps are
now at work on the proposed new route
from White Haven to Hazleton.
john Gillespie, a miner, residing at
Beaver Meadow, fell down slope at Coxe's
mine, and was seriously injured
Washington Camp, 210, Odd Fellows,
of Beaver Meadow, will hold grand ball
on the 23d inst. A good time is expected.
E. w. Feigler, prominent Schuyikill
county Democratic politician, was thrown
from a carriage and fatally injured Monday,
WIN. L. Wilson, prominent Lancas-
ter county lawyer, suicided Tuesday. He
has been suffering for some time with brain
trouble
"A teachers local institute will be held
at Weatherlv to-day Saturday. An elab-
crate programme has been arranged for the
occasion,
VIM Grossman, late book-keeper for
the firm of johnson & Swartz, wholesale
grocers of Allentown is short in his ac-
counts S25 900.
"A portion of the extensive thread mill
in course of erection at Allentown was
blown down Friday night, doing damage to
the amount of 81 200.
We don't know what Tulip is.
Michael Connel, employed as miner
at CoXe's Beaver Meadow works. was very
severely injured by fall of top coal Mon
day. He will recover.
j. Il. Serfass, a Northampton county
lawyer, was debalrcd from practice Mon
day,on account of charges presented against |
him of very serious nature.
Work on the new Lehish Valley offices
at Bethlehem is progressing rapidly. 1t is
quite likely that they will be ready for oc-
cupancy by the first of April
Ladies gold watches-for pretty de-
signs, best American makes and finest,
largest and most complete assortment, 60
to L. II. Hollis, Maurh Chunk.
-Seyen hundred employees of the Fish
back Rolling mill, at Pottsvile went ont on
strike Monday. Most of the striking
employees will so to Allentown.
Have you secured ticket for the Fire
mans ball, Monday night? If You have not,
don't delay another minute. Tickets can
be had Of members of the company.
~-Tamaqua Knights of Labor have boy
coted several business men of that place
for expressing their opinions concerning
the late strike in language the least bit ''too
bold"
Philip johnson, leading citizen of
BcrSs county. fell against perpendicular
saw in a saw mill. Monday. and was cut in
two at the breast. Death was instantane-
Gus.
A strike prevails at present 'mongst
the Slate workers at Bangor, Northampton
county AMI fears are entertained that it
may extend throughout the entire Slate
region.
The net earnings of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation company for the year Just
ended amount to 1920. .O2O.0 GO, out of which
dividends to the amount of $50, 40S. %
were paid.
Sale bills printed at short notice. Re-
member, place in our sale Register is
given to all who have their sale bills printed
at this office. 1t will pay you. The AD-
vocArE is read by everybody.
We would call the attention of our
readers to the advertising columns of the
ADVOCATE, reminding them of the fact
that the merchant who advertisc3 Is ever
awake to the interest of his patrons.
Henry Mack, son Of n prominent Eas-
ton merchant, was sentenced to three years
imprisonment Monday for forgery. Mack.
Jr., has committed number of criminal
acts, and is looked upon as ''hard case"
Two men giving their names rs Calvin
Maurer, of Nesquehoning, and Alvin
Dreher, OF Lehighton, were arrested al
Tamaqna, recently, for an attempted bur-
Slary. The men claim to have been in
toXicated at the time and know nothing
about the affair.
Tulip! Tulip! Tulip!
Thomas J. Fister, of Mauch Chunk.
who left there on the 29th of last Noyem-
ber with his mother to pay a visit to his
brother, f. d. Fster, at Ration, New Mex
leo, died at that place of consumption on
Wednesday, Feb. o, in his Seth year His
wife and child have the sympathy of his
many friends in this section.
Its been given out that my daughter
was married." said gentleman near here
recently; "bnt | want to state there amt
no truth in it. Such talk as that will keep
the young men away. She amt married at
all, but is jest as willing as ever to 90 driv-
ing in one of David Ebbcrt's fancy turn
outs with any nice young man."
An elocutionary and musical entertain
ment, of unusual interest, will be given in
School Hall, on Friday and Saturday even
ings, March 4th and jth, by Miss MolIie
Major, some of her pupils and Others.
Singing by Ye Old Folks Society" This
company of vocalists, in their antique eos.
TUNES and old fashioned songs, will be de.
cidedy entertaining.
Tulip! Tulip! Tulip!
William, seventeen-year-old son of
Abraham Horn. died Monday evening after
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